Letter from Aradĝu to Šulgi about irrigation work

3-6. My lord, you have given me instructions about every matter, from the sea and the land of Dilmun, {from the salt waters and the borders of the land of the Martu} {(some mss. have instead:) to the salt waters and the borders of the land of the Martu}, {to} {(1 ms. has instead:) from} the {side (?)} {(1 ms. has instead:) borders (?)} of Simurrum and {the territory of ……} {(1 ms. has instead:) the territory of Subir}:

7-11. Their various cities and {all their environs} {(1 ms. has instead:) their troops}, their canals, fields, arable tracts and their embankments and ditches, 1 line unclear All the cities are listening to my lord. 1 line unclear

12-14. I have established strong guards for their fortresses, and I have made all their troops submit. 1 line unclear

15-22. I have drained the arable tracts when they were flooded. I have …… when their embankments were leaky (?). I have …… their fields and reedbeds. …… bowing their heads ……. 4 lines fragmentaryunknown no. of lines missing